As of March 2nd, the team communication platform Mattermost is available for anyone with a Science-login. Mattermost is an open source alternative to the proprietary 'Slack' messaging service. Visit Mattermost via [https://mattermost.science.ru.nl https://mattermost.science.ru.nl].

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Mattermost team communication platform available

As of March 2nd, the team communication platform Mattermost is available for anyone with a Science-login. Mattermost is an open source alternative to the proprietary Slack messaging service. Mattermost teams can setup integrations with GitLab projects and other (custom) services. Visit Mattermost at
Mattermost is te vinden op https://mattermost.science.ru.nl.

Safely dispose of old hardware

At the Logistics Center of the housing department (IHZ) there is a locked room in which old hardware can be safely disposed. This is important with data carriers in order to prevent data leaks. Please do not put old hardware containing data in a container that can be searched by a passerby.

Compute clusters move to Ubuntu 16.04

C&CZ installed a new head node for the cn-cluster with Ubuntu 16.04 and a new version of SLURM. This makes it possible to upgrade all cn-clusternodes to these versions. Other clusters (coma, neuroinf, mlp) had this upgrade already.
The C&CZ-managed cn compute cluster consists of 60 nodes with 1560 cores and 8 TB RAM. The Astrophysics coma cluster, with 920 cores, 600 TB fileserver storage, GPU's and fast Infiniband interconnect is a separate cluster. For more info, see the cn compute cluster page.

Old Sopho telephone exchange switched off

After more than 30 years of loyal service, the old Philips Sopho S2500 telephone exchange of the SKU (RU and Radboudumc) has been switched off and removed. This 'first digital telephone exchange' was commissioned by FNWI in August 1987, as a pilot project of PTT, Philips and the RU (then KUN). Aad Hulsbosch of C&CZ was one of the driving forces during commissioning. In 1991, the Sopho switch was expanded for the entire SKU, to approximately 15,000 connections. The telephone functionality on the SKU has recently been completely taken over by an IP telephone exchange of Mitel Mitel and the Vodafone Wireless Office wireless telephony.

RU Network maintenance: Monday evening February 26 22:00-03:00

Monday evening February 26, there will be maintenance on central RU network equipment. Between 22:00-03:00 central RU applications like new Eduroam, Blackboard, Osiris, BASS, RU VPN and the RU filesystem will not be available most of the time. For telephones and the C&CZ services we expect no disruption. Please think which processes depend on connectivity to RU central services and prepare for this outage if necessary. Future maintenance windows can be seen on the ISC website.

C&CZ away day: Tuesday January 23

F-Secure security software now free for RU students

From now on students of Radboud University may download F-Secure SAFE free of charge throughout the year, for their pc/laptop/smartphone/tablet/iMac/Macbook.
For more info, visit the SURFspot download page.

HP laptop battery recall program

HP announced a recall program for laptop batteries that may overheat and pose a fire hazard. The batteries were sold in the period between December 2015 and December 2017. If you bought an HP laptop or battery in that period, it is wise to [check whether the battery should be replaced.

New versions of SPSS and Amos on Install network share

More recent versions of IBM SPSS (23 to 25) and Amos (23 and 24) are available on the Install network share. SPSS for MS-Windows and Mac OS X, Amos only for Windows. The license permits use on university computers and also home use by RU employees and students. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. One can also order the DVD's on Surfspot.

New version of OriginPro (2018)

A new version (2018) of OriginLab, software for scientific graphing and data analysis, can be found on the Install-disk. The license server supports this version. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ, also for standalone use. Installation on C&CZ managed PCs still is being planned. Departments that want to start using OriginLab should contact C&CZ.

Linux printing to Peage now simple

Initially as a test, there is now a much simpler alternative to the SMB printing from Linux. A printer "Peage" now is available on the Linux workstations and servers managed by C&CZ. The C&CZ print server translates the Science username to the U- or S-number and sends the print job onwards to a RU payprint server. Command line printing with the command lpr is also possible (lpoptions -pPeage -o SelectColor=Color to make color prints by default).

Network maintenance at Science Faculty: upgrade router

Monday evening November 27, there will be maintenance on RU network equipment. Between ca. 23:30-02:00 new firmware will be loaded into the Heyendaal-East distribution router. During this period the wired and wireless network will be unavailable for approx. 30 minutes. Also the Mitel phones will be out of order, only the green emergency phones will be functional.
Please think which processes depend on network connectivity and prepare for this outage if necessary.

New version Adobe Creative Cloud software for Windows and Mac

A new version of the Adobe Creative Cloud software for MS-Windows and Apple Mac is available on the Install network share. License codes for the period 2017-2020 have been built-in, therefore the software is available in password-protected zip-files. The passwords are available from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. According to the site license, this Adobe Creative Cloud for Enterprise (Specified Apps Only Non-Video) may be installed on all computers owned by RU without additional costs. For home use of this software, staff and students can visit SurfSpot. The software consists of the following components: Acrobat DC 2017-2020-ML, Audition CC 2017 (Windows only), Bridge CC 2017, Dreamweaver CC 2017, Fireworks CS6 (Windows only), Flash Builder Premium (Windows only), Illustrator CC 2017, InCopy CC 2017, InDesign CC 2017, Media Encoder CC 2017, Muse CC 2017 (Windows only) and Photoshop CC 2017.

Euroglot 8.3C on Install network share

The most recent version (8.3C) of the Euroglot translation software, is available on the Install network share. License codes, valid until January 1 2019, can be requested from the helpdesk. Home use is not permitted with this license. For home use you can buy a private license relatively cheap at Surfspot.

Standard RU-FNWI PC orderable in BASS

In the webshop of Scholten Awater in BASS a "Standaard PC RU-FNWI" can be chosen. C&CZ tested this configuration with the network installation of Windows 7 and Ubuntu 16.04. It is a Dell OptiPlex 3050 SFF with an Intel Core i5 6500 (3.2GHz,QC) processor, 1X8GB memory, a 256GB SSD hard disc and a DVD Burner, with 3 years of ProSupport and Next Business Day warranty. This system, with an Intel 6th generation processor, has support for Windows 7.

Green telephones out of order for 15 minutes on November 22

The green emergency phones will be out of order on November 22 for 15 minutes between 11:30 and 12:00. During that time T38 (Fax over IP) licences will be installed on the calamity servers. All other phones will not be hindered by this maintenance, so can be used in this period.

New version of Mathematica (11.2.0)

A new version of Mathematica (11.2.0) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica. The installation files for Windows, Linux and Apple Mac can be found on the Install-disk, also for older versions of Mathematica. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ.

Old continuous form paper picked up for free

At the entrance of C&CZ we have put a stack of boxes with continuous form paper, that can be picked up for free. Years ago that paper was used in the C&CZ managed matrix printers, that were always free of charge as well.

SURFdrive: now 250 GB per user

In SURF News we read that as of October 9, the storage space for users of SURFdrive has been expanded from 100 GB to 250 GB. SURFdrive is a Dropbox-like storage for work-related files, that should not have the security classification critical or sensitive. Data is stored within Dutch borders, the users remain the owners of their own data, and SURF itself provides no information to third parties, which makes SURFdrive more secure than Dropbox.

Network maintenance October 16

Monday morning October 16 at 05:00 am three network switches will be upgraded with new firmware. Connected devices (including ip-phones and wireless access points) at three locations will lose their network connectivity for about 20 minutes:

Printer Escher will be removed

The last remaining general C&CZ managed printer, the black/white printer Escher in the Library of Science will be shutdown and removed as of November 1.
This marks the end of the C&CZ budgetted print system. C&CZ printbudgets are then only used for the not directly accessible poster and 3D printers. Printing on general printers has been moved to Peage more than a year ago.

Matlab R2017b available

The latest version of Matlab, R2017b, is available for departments that have licenses. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-disc. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines will soon have this version installed, an older version (/opt/matlab-R2017a/bin/matlab) is still available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

Old serial numbers Adobe Creative Cloud stop working

Through ISC license management we received the message from SURFmarket that the old serial numbers of the Adobe Creative Cloud software will stop working in mid-November. All software that has been installed with these serial numbers will stop working. The old serial numbers are connected to the contract that ended May 31, 2017, the new ones to the contract 2017-2020.

Maple new version: Maple2017

The latest version of Maple, Maple2017, can be found on the Install network share and has been installed on C&CZ managed Linux computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster by departments that take part in the license.

MS Windows 10: newer versions on Install network share

Newer versions of Microsoft Windows, 10, are available on the Install network share. The license permits upgrade to these version on university computers. License codes can be requested from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. For privately owned computers you can order this software relatively cheap at Surfspot. The added versions are: 2016 LTSB, 1607 with Multilanguage Pack, 1703 and Features on Demand.

Network maintenance on September 19, 04:00 - 05:30

Tuesday morning September 19, there will be maintenance on RU network equipment. Between ca. 04:00-05:30 no network traffic will be possible at the Faculty of Science on the wired and wireless networks. The network connected IP phones will also be out of order. Please think which processes depend on network connectivity and prepare for this outage if necessary.

C&CZ 3D print service now 4 color

The four color extension for the Prusa i3 MK2 3D Printer, that we ordered long ago, has finally arrived. Therefore we now can print objects with 4 colors, or 3 colors and soluble support material. For more details, see the Printers page.

Temporarily free F-Secure security software for RU students

From August 21 thru September 21 2017 students of Radboud University may download F-Secure SAFE free of charge, for their pc/laptop/smartphone/tablet/iMac/Macbook.
For more info, visit the ISC student software page.

New version Filemaker Pro, also Advanced and Server, on Install network share

A new versions of Filemaker Pro, Filemaker Pro Advanced and of Filemaker Server, 16, for Windows (32- and 64-bit) and Mac is available on the Install network share. The license permits the use on university computers. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. For home PCs, the software is available through Surfspot.

TeX Collection 2017

Upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 for Computer labs and individual workstations

During the summer break all computer labs will be (re)installed with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Since months ago, one can test course software using the Ubuntu 16.04 loginserver lilo5. All PC's in HG00.029, HG00.206, HG02.253, library, study landscape, project rooms and college rooms will be replaced by new ones, (All-in-One, dual boot with Windows7 and Ubuntu 16.04 Linux).

If you are using Linux PC's in computer labs as well as a managed Linux PC in your office, we advise you to consider upgrading your office PC to Ubuntu 16.04 as well. Running Ubuntu 12.04 or 14.04 in your office
on a managed PC and using an Ubuntu 16.04 PC in the computer labs will result in problems.

print_mail_to_link('mail-address_Givenname.Surname', 'ru.nl_for_FNWI_staff_from_August_1')">Exchange account/mail-address Givenname.Surname@ru.nl for FNWI staff from August 1

Starting August 1, all FNWI employees who do not have an account yet
in Exchange, the RU central mail and calendar,
will get such an account and with that an extra mail address, of the form
For anyone who already has an Exchange account, with a mail address
ending in e.g. @ru.nl @donders.ru.nl @fnwi.ru.nl, nothing changes.

In Exchange one can share calendars with eachother, which makes making appointments easier.
All new Exchange accounts will get a "redirect" to the current Science
address. As a result, you will not miss an email: you only get an extra
address, that redirects all new mail to the existing address.

Do you want to use Exchange?
The "redirect" can be turned off by logging in to https://mail.ru.nl with your U-number
preceded by "RU\" and your RU password. After that, you can remove the
check box in "Options -> Create an Inbox Rule" at "redirect
all incoming".
Sending new Science mail to Exchange can be turned on by visiting the Do-It-Yourself Site and "forward" to the @ru.nl mail address.

Take Note 1: Thunderbird users should install the add-on Lightning to be
able to see and process Exchange calendar requests.

Take Note 2: if there is a redirect line in Exchange, Exchange will not
forward mails with sender address the same as the forwarding address, in
order to prevent mail loops.

Sustainability: automatically switching off computers

If a department wants to switch off the C&CZ managed computers that are not currently in use after working hours and/or lunch break, then C&CZ can automate that. Please contact Postmaster. Since years already, the pc's in the computer labs, study landscape and Library of Science are being switched off after working hours and a few times per day when not in use. This mechanism is also used to automatically install the Windows and Ubuntu Linux updates during the night.

New extended version of OriginLab (Pro, 2017, 9.4)

A new version (2017, 9.4) of OriginLab, software for scientific graphing and data analysis, can be found on the Install-disk. See the website of OriginLab for the extras in the Pro version.The license server has been upgraded to this version. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ, also for standalone use. Installation on C&CZ managed PCs still is being planned. Departments that want to start using OriginLab should contact C&CZ.

C&CZ reachable via Whatsapp/Telegram/Signal

If you do not have cellphone coverage, but do have an Internet connection, then you can reach C&CZ also via Whatsapp/Telegram/Signal on +31 6 15 35 26 77. The direct reason for this is that not in all wings of the Huygens building all mobile carriers have good coverage. However, the wireless Eduroam network has good coverae everywhere, which allows all staff and students to call C&CZ, independent of their mobile provider. Gradually, more providers will support Wi-Fi calling, which eliminates the need for an app like Whatsapp/Telegram/Signal for this purpose. Currently only Vodafone supports Wi-Fi calling, KPN has plans to introduce this in 2017.

National Instruments LabVIEW Spring 2017 on Install network share

To make it easier to install NI LabVIEW for departments that participate in the license, the newly arrived "Spring 2017" version has been copied to the Install network share. Install media can also be borrowed. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

ATLAS.ti new license key June 24

Departments can order card readers for Peage

The RU Facility Services (Facilitair Bedrijf) let us know that if a department wants to speed up the use of the Konica Minolta multifunctionals, a department can order a campus card reader for € 300,-. After that, a staff member only has to type the PIN (4 digits) and swipe the campus card to login, just like students do on the ground floor of the Huygens building. Because a new European tender is expected to be finished January 2018, this will only be of interest for very busy multifunctionals.

Eduroam within RU firewall again

The ISC moved the wireless Eduroam network back within the RU firewall on the evening of May 22. In December 2015 it had been moved outside of the RU firewall because of firewall performance issues. The new firewall that is in place since December 2016 can handle much more traffic, therefore this move could be planned.

Poster printer service kamerbreed more reliable

The A0 photo printer kamerbreed, that C&CZ acquired free of charge in May 2013, printed many posters for staff and students. Lately there were several breakdowns, that took quite long to repair. That's why we decided to buy a new one, with warranty contract. In case of calamities we can switch to the old one. We expect that that makes the poster print service a guaranteed service for the next years, where we will not have to redirect customers to the RU copyshop.

Linux Login servers: default Ubuntu 16.04

The support for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS has ended on April 25th, 2017. Therefore we will turn off lilo3 with this version of Ubuntu on May 1st, 2017. The default login server (lilo.science.ru.nl) will be redirected to lilo5 with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and lilo4.science.ru.nl with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS remains available until support for this version ends in 2019.

ATLAS.ti 8 qualitative data analysis software

Version 8 of the ATLAS.ti qualitative data analysis software is available on the Install network share. License codes are available from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster. According to the Radboud educational license, this software may only be used for education and research.

Computer labs: upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 and renewal

During the summer break all computer labs will be (re)installed with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Since months ago one can test course software using the Ubuntu 16.04 loginserver lilo5. All four year old PCs in TK029 (HG00.029), TK206 (HG00.206), TK253 (HG02.253), library, study landscape, project rooms and college rooms will be replaced by new ones, (All-in-One, dual boot with Windows7 and Ubuntu 16.04 Linux).

Matlab R2017a available

The latest version of Matlab, R2017a, is available for departments that have licenses. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-disc. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines will soon have this version installed, an older version (/opt/matlab-R2016b/bin/matlab) is still available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

Science and RU-Internet network maintenance

Monday evening March 6, there will be maintenance on RU network equipment. Between ca. 22:00-22:30 no network traffic will be possible at the Faculty of Science on the wired and wireless networks. From 23:00 until March 7 02:00 there will be a period where no traffic between RU and Internet is possible. Please think which processes depend on network connectivity and prepare for this outage if necessary.

New phone number 25225 (BLACK) for Blackboard support staff

Triggered by the arrival of the new employee Maarten de Meijer of the Education Centre, who will support Blackboard together with Fred Melssen, we decided to pick a new phone number for Blackboard support: (+31 24 36) 25225, that can be answered by both of them. The internal part of the number can be easily remembered, because it can be spelled as BLACK.

New license period for Mathematica coming up

MobaXterm in all RU study areas

The ISC installed MobaXterm in all their managed RU study areas. With MobaXterm, one can connect to Linux servers and use X11 graphics software. This was a request of students of the Faculty of Science, because the central library has more extended opening hours than the Library of Science.

Because of two cases of ransomware where files are encrypted and can only be decrypted after paying a ransom we decided to block ZIP-attachments containing HTML files in the Science mail virus filter. In that case one finds the mail without attachment in the Virus submap of the Inbox. In both cases of ransomware, we were able to restore the original files from backup.

Eduweb: display of free and open source educational software

Together with StITPro, we have developed Eduweb, an overview page of Free and Open Source educational software. Some are in use and/or have been developed within the Faculty of Science, others at other educational institutions.

Mentimeter for interactive presentations

Radboud University has a license for Mentimeter in the academic year 2016-2017. Possibly the license will be continued after that.
Mentimeter is a tool to make a presentation interactive: listeners can vote anonymously with their phone, laptop or tablet on questions or statements. Feedback can be displayed immediately. Mentimeter resembles the older Shakespeak tool, but offers more functionality and is fully browser-oriented (does not work with a Powerpoint plugin like Shakespeak). Anyone with a mailadres within the RU domain can sign up.

Close browser after "logging out" of SURFconext services like Edugroepen and SURFspot

Logging in to websites as Edugroepen, SURFspot, SURFdrive or SURFfilesender with U-number and RU-password, uses SURFconext. If you hit "Logout", you seem to be logged out, but the browser still has access. Within the browser, you or any other user can connect to any website with SURFconext authentication and will be automatically logged in. Therefore we strongly urge you to close the browser after using a SURFconext service, particularly when using a shared device or workstation.

New servers for home directories

The home directory/U:-disc servers pile and bundle, that are more than four years old, are being replaced by new servers with the name home1 and home2. Moving the home directories (U:-discs) of users is scheduled outside of working hours. Special arrangements will be made for groups of users who would be troubled by this, e.g. having Outlook .pst files on the network or using the compute cluster. During the move, the minimal quota for the Science home directory / U:-disc is enlarged from 2 GB to 5 GB. Workstations/PCs might need a reboot if successful login to Ubuntu proves to be impossible.

Phasing out outdated password encryption

For security reasons C&CZ will phase out an outdated, now considered unsafe, encryption
type of Science passwords. Accounts that haven't changed their passwords since September 1, 2014,
will be affected. The change will be carried out mid Februari 2017.

If you haven't changed the password of your Science account for several years, it is
very likely that some services still use the old encryption type. Examples of these
services are passwords used to login to Linux machines, Eduroam access by using your
Science account or the Science VPN server.
To continue using these services, the old encryption has to be replaced. This can be
done by resetting your Science password at the Do It Yourself site.
The menu item 'password' allows you to set your password. This page also shows a
remark about when your password was last changed.

Do not fall for phone scam

Today we received messages from a few employees, that they had received cold phone calls from persons offering help with computer problems, or who told them that they could see everything the employee did on the computer. *Do not fall for this, do not answer their questions, do not take the actions they request.* In case of doubt, please refer them to C&CZ.

Donation to free and open source software

For the majority of the services C&CZ uses free software and open source software. Therefore, some time ago the idea emerged that the C&CZ employees would vote on which projects would receive a donation of C&CZ. This year the Free Software Foundation (FSF) and Limesurvey were chosen. The FSF supports GNU/Linux, which is used on almost all servers maintained by C&CZ and on many hundreds of workstations, including the computer labs. LimeSurvey is used for conducting surveys since 2008. Since the end of 2011, it is used for all ca. 500 course evaluations of the Faculty of Science per year. In addition, it is also used by departments (as PUC, ISIS and the Education Center) and individual employees and students of the Faculty of Science. For more info, see our LimeSurvey page.

C&CZ 3D print service

Several departments within the Faculty of Science have a 3D printer for their own use. At the TeCe there are two 3D printers with different techniques, to produce parts for Science experiments. Now C&CZ starts a 3D print service for staff and students of the Faculty of Science, primarily meant for use in education. For more details, see the Printers page.

Study associations: printbudget to Peage?

If student groups that still have C&CZ print budget let C&CZ know before mid December to which Peage accounts the budget should be transfered, this can be finished before the end of 2016. After that, the only option is to transfer the money with a one-time payment order to a bank account, which is less efficient.
All FNWI Konica Minolta MFPs within the C&CZ-printbudget system have been switched to Peage. The C&CZ printbudget system is now only used for the HP printer escher (Library of Science), the posterprinter kamerbreed and the C&CZ 3D print service.

New OpenVPN alternative for old VPN that shuts down on Dec. 1

Because some Linux and MacOS users had problems with the new IPsec-based VPN and also with the existing alternatives, we setup a new OpenVPN service. The hope and expectation is that with this new service, we can shut down the old PPTP-based VPN.science.ru.nl, which is no longer considered to be secure, on December 1 as earlier announced.

RU network down Monday night Dec. 12 22:00-03:00

The ISC let know that the central RU network will be down in the night of Monday December 12 22:00 till Tuesday morning 03:00 because the RU firewall will be replaced. From 22:00 hours RU-central services such as Exchange (e-mail and calendar), BASS, Osiris and Blackboard will not be available. From 23:00 hours no traffic through the RU firewall will be possible, the RU will then be disconnected from the Internet. Internal wired FNWI traffic will not be hindered. Internal and external telephony will not be hindered too. If there are serious objections to this maintenance for ongoing research, one can contact us.

Test of Ubuntu 16.04 on Linux login server lilo5

As a test of the new version of Ubuntu, 16.04 LTS, we have installed a new login server lilo5.science.ru.nl. In a few months it will replace the five year old login server lilo3. The name lilo, that always points to the newest/fastest login server, will then be moved from the two year old lilo4 to the new lilo5. The new lilo5 is a Dell PowerEdge R430 with 2 Xeon E5 2630L v4 processors with 10 cores. Because we enabled hyper-threading, it is showing 40 processors. It has 64 GB of memory.
For users who want to check the identity of this new server before supplying their Science-password to the new server:
ECDSA key fingerprint is 7d:08:27:61:ac:c8:f1:05:4f:c9:91:2a:83:e5:c3:4f.
Please report all problems with this new version of Ubuntu Linux.

TeX Collection 2016 and TexWorks

The most recent version of the TeX Collection, 2016, is available for MS-Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. It can be found on the Install network share. For Windows PC's this has been installed on the S:-drive in the directory texlive/2016. The graphical front-end TeXworks can be found in texlive/2016/bin/win32/texworks.exe.

Eduroam wifi code for guests

On the RU portal, RU staff can find a day code and phone number, with which they can give ther guests wifi access. Guests then use a separate part of the Eduroam wireless network. For more information, see the ISC website.

Password hygiene: personal and not too old, just like a toothbrush

The RU has recently held a Treat your password like your toothbrush campaign. C&CZ too will act on old passwords: IT contacts will get a list of their users that have not changed their Science password in years. Old Science passwords do not have the most recent encryptions, therefore we would like to see them changed to remedy this. Even choosing a new Science password that is the same as the old one, helps to get rid of old password encryptions but please do choose a new password. Science passwords can be changed at the Do-It-Yourself website. When changing a password, please consider beforehand which (also private) devices will automatically keep on trying the old password, in order to prevent any inconvenience.

Matlab R2016b available

The latest version of Matlab, R2016b, is available for departments that have licenses. The software and license codes can be obtained through a mail to postmaster for those entitled to it. The software can also be found on the install-disc. All C&CZ-managed Linux machines will soon have this version installed, an older version (/opt/matlab-R2016a/bin/matlab) is still available temporarily. The C&CZ-managed Windows machines will not receive a new version during the semester to prevent problems with version dependencies in current lectures.

Idea for IT in education? Pilot projects get 7500 euro!

The new round of pilot projects IT in education has started. Closing date for applications is November 4, 2016. A teacher, student or member of support staff with an innovative idea can apply for a contribution of up to € 7500. More information about the conditions and the application form can be found at the IT in education (Dutch only) website on Radboudnet.

New version of Mathematica (11.0.0)

A new version of Mathematica (11.0.0) has been installed on all C&CZ managed Linux systems, older versions can still be found in /vol/mathematica. The installation files for Windows, Linux and Apple Mac can be found on the Install-disk, also for older versions of Mathematica. Departments that take part in the license can request installation and license info from C&CZ.

National Instruments LabVIEW Fall 2016 on Install network share

To make it easier to install NI LabVIEW for departments that participate in the license, the newly arrived "Fall 2016" version has been copied to the Install network share. Install media can also be borrowed. License codes can be obtained from C&CZ helpdesk or postmaster.

New laptops Library of Science

23 laptops of the Library of Science laptop pool have been replaced by a new and faster model: HP EliteBook 850 G3.
In particular, the SSD (solid state disk) and the full HD screen are a significant improvement over the old model.
The other (46) old laptops will be in use for the time being.